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Some blogger love for the new EXPO Store

Every so often I like to take some time to appreciate members that are helping spread the word about the EXPO community in their personal blogs. It’s been a few weeks since we officially launches the new points program and we’ve seen tremendous increases in member activity which we see as an indicator that our members are really liking the new structure for them to share their honest opinions about the things they buy and use on a daily basis.

So, today I’d like to feature a few mom’s that do it all:

annmgarrido
This 26 year old is a mother to one beautiful rambunctious preschooler and wife to a loving husband that also is an undergraduate student, studying Psychology (BS). I plan to graduate in May 2010. I run a blog called Cool Deals & Savings. I am just learning the art of couponing and saving when shopping. You can see what she reviews at EXPO here and check out her blog.

Eaglesforjack
This married mommy of two toddlers that our 11 months and 1 day apart enjoys shopping, blogging, hiking, movies, electronics, spending time with my family, geocaching and so much more. Check out some of her reviews or her blog A Family Full of Opinions to learn more about this EXPO mom.

Mamacheaps
eaglesforjack This EXPO member is living life as a frugalista-stay-at-home-mom-always-on-the-go-mom-trepeneur… and loving every second!!! when she is not saving lots of money with coupons she’s reviewing the products she buys at EXPO. See her honest opinions here and be sure to check out her blog too.

FrugalCouponLiving
This teacher and mom runs a website called Frugal Coupon Living that teaching others how to save money on groceries and everyday items. She hasn’t uploaded a review to EXPO yet but we bet she’s just trying to find the perfect product to share her opinion. Check out her blog.

tacobella
This EXPO member is also a full time mom, ebayer, couponer, and blogger, oh, and she has a real job too!

She hasn’t uploaded a review just yet but you can learn more about her on EXPO and on her blog.

Thanks to all these moms and anyone else helping spread the word about EXPO — we hope you like having a trusted community of people sharing their honest opinions about the stuff they buy so you can make informed buy decisions. Oh yeah, and shopping in the EXPO Store is fun too!

Add comment October 22nd, 2009

EXPO members share their opinions on how the economy will affect holiday spending

EXPO members across the country shared their view on how the economy will affect their holiday spending in 2009. We asked the community to discuss what their family is doing to cut costs to complement the NRF’s first holiday survey, conducted by BIGresearch to help gives retailers a better understanding of today’s shoppers.

In addition to the standard responses of shopping coupons, sales and deals you will learn valuable tips on how consumers are making their money work harder for themselves and their family this holiday season. EXPO members discuss everything from reusing last year’s holiday decorations to giving more practical presents in response to the impact of the economy.

Watch the short video to hear how shoppers plan to make changes to their holiday spending this year.

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And to see past video insights conducted for the NRF click here.

Add comment October 20th, 2009

Quick Update Regarding Point Earnings

We’ve made a change to the way you will see points displayed on member profiles. Points will now be held in Pending status for 72 hours after they are earned to allow Expo staff time to screen all video content to ensure authentic, honest consumer opinions are provided as well as all other point-earning activities to ensure all community standards are meet.

After the 72 hours have passed, all pending points will become available for members to redeem within the EXPO Store for gift cards and other merchandise; including fun Halloween decorations!

Add comment October 19th, 2009

Fun Halloween Treats in the Expo Store!

If you are like most of us in the Expo office, you love Halloween and can’t wait for all the tricks and treats to come out into the stores. In just a few days you’ll have access to the Expo Store which has a bunch of cute Halloween decorations and party favors for anyone throwing a Halloween party for your kids or your friends this year.

Halloween has always been one of those holidays that get me really excited - from deciding on your costume to decoration your house to buying the best Halloween candy. Here’s my Top 10 List of Halloween Decorations available at the Expo Store in order of point value:

1. Spider Shot Glasses